Reason I Think Ward Wants Golovkin So Bad!

damian38 · Sep 22, 2015

one word: relevence

damian38 · Sep 22, 2015

Doc Everlast said: ↑

When did Stevenson call him out? I must have missed it.
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ringside after one of Stevenson's fights (Dawson, but not 100% sure), Stevenson said he'd even go down to 168 for Ward

Doc Everlast · Sep 22, 2015

Peril said: ↑

Ward is desperate for a Golovkin fight because they are both getting really big. Golovkin in terms of s****om, popularity and ppv potential. Ward in terms of size.

Ward is a lot bigger than GGG. He needs to fight Golovkin NOW, while he can still somewhat make 168. In a year, he won't be able to, and the money is GONE. Golovkin's team knows this, and they are unwilling to risk their fighter fighting a much bigger man for relatively small money. They want to milk 160 lb division for all it has and meet at 168 when GGG can't make 160 anymore. Only by that time, Ward will be a long time LHW.
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I think the fight is dead already. I doubt there were any serious negotiations ever. Both guys handlers sending each other demands via emails was about as far it had gotten. And that's not negotiating. They never sat down at a table to really negotiate properly.

Doc Everlast · Sep 22, 2015

damian38 said: ↑

ringside after one of Stevenson's fights (Dawson, but not 100% sure), Stevenson said he'd even go down to 168 for Ward
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I will watch the Adonis/Dawson post fight ring interview and see if he did call him out. Makes sense though. That would have been the ideal time to do it. Thanks!

alexthegreatmc · Sep 22, 2015

Farmboxer said: ↑

Ward would want the fight in his home town, with his personal referee, judges, boxing commission, Golovkin's people are not stupid enough to fall for that trap...................Ward is a light heavyweight and should take Stevenson up on his offer to fight him at 175 or even come down to 168 and fight him, but Ward will not even answer...................when asked about fight Kovalev, Ward said that Kovalev is too big for him. Ward refuses to go up 2 or 3 lbs. to fight Kovalev, yet he expects Golovkin to go up 8 lbs., when he is a 160 lb. fighter and has much bigger money fights, SOB Ward is nothing.................let him fight Beterbiev, since Beterbiev has only had 9 pro fights.............................What Ward did to Goosen makes me want to puke! Ward was spoiled, had his very own tournament, never had to travel like the others, always had the advantage, Ward thinks he deserves to be treated better than anyone.....................he is a "Legend in his own mind."
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What country are you from and what's your level of education?

Serge · Sep 22, 2015

Doc Everlast said: ↑

I will watch the Adonis/Dawson post fight ring interview and see if he did call him out. Makes sense though. That would have been the ideal time to do it. Thanks!
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And old post.

Andre Ward ducked Stevenson after being called out by him live on HBO. Stevenson didn't just call him out he even offered to drop back down to 168 and go to his hometown for the first of a two-fight deal.

Why didn't Ward ''answer the call'' when Stevenson called him out directly like he was so eager to do for Golovkin who didn't call him out? He'd already complained that he couldn't get any meaningful fights and that he was ready to fight anyone from 168-175, but when Stevenson called him out live on HBO (whilst Ward was in attendance) after scoring a sensational first round one-punch KO of Chad Dawson, of which Max Kellerman described as a ''star making performance'', Ward went quack.. quack.. quack

''Andre Ward is here. I want Andre Ward.''

--Adonis Stevenson

Ward's response?

''Stevenson doesnt have the track record to warrant a title fight. He wont get a shot until he has won some big fights. atsch :rofl

Ward said this in 2012.

"I am ready to fight the best 168- and 175-pounders that are out there," Ward told ESPN.com in a recent interview. "At this point, a big fight at 175 is interesting to me. I don't want to go up just to go up. But for the right fight, for a big fight, I would go up. I'm willing to fight anyone at '68 or '75."

And again

People ask me on the street or on Twitter when I'm coming back, said Ward, who is expecting his fourth child with wife Tiffiney in mid-June. Well, I'm coming. I want Bute but I'm ready for any big fight at 168 or 175 pounds.

And he said this in 2011

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''Yvon Michel, promoter of newly crowned light heavyweight world champion Adonis Stevenson, advised *** that in the event a fight with Bernard Hopkins cannot be made, that he would be willing to do a two-fight deal with super middleweight king Andre Ward.

Stevenson (21-1, 18 KOs) stunned the boxing world with a one-round knockout of reigning 175-pound boss Chad Dawson (31-3, 17 KOs) last Saturday in front of his hometown fans of Montreal.

Adoniss first wish would be to fight Bernard Hopkins, and if thats not feasible to make that fight, his second wish would be to fight Andre Ward, Michel said. Everyone is aware Ward is looking for an opponent that he hasnt fought. He tried to fight [Julio Cesar] Chavez Jr., or Carl Froch, but Froch seems to be busy somewhere else, so hes desperate to sign a quality opponent.

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MONTREAL - Newly-minted WBC light-heavyweight champ Adonis Stevenson wants a piece of undefeated American Andre Ward, but the feeling isnt mutual.

Ward, considered the No. 2 pound-for-pound pugilist in the world behind Floyd Mayweather, says Stevenson (21-1-0, 18 KOs) doesnt have the track record to warrant a title fight.

The WBA super middleweight champion (26-0, 14 KOs) says Stevenson wont get a shot until he has won some big fights.

But Ward might have trouble saying no if Stevensons devastating first-round knockout of American Chad Dawson on Saturday piques interest in the power-punching, late-blooming Montrealer.

His promoter, Yvon Michel, told QMI Agency that hell meet HBO top brass next week to try to hammer out a deal that would see Stevenson fight Ward on U.S. soil at 168 pounds, on one condition.

(Ward must) sign a two-fight deal that guarantees a return to Montreal at 175 pounds, said Michel. We wont give (Ward) all of the advantages!

HBO commentators were dazzled by Stevensons left cross that felled Dawson, with ****yst Max Kellerman calling the bout a star-making performance.

Stevenson only began boxing at age 29, but has knocked out his last eight opponents. He says Ward, who was at ringside at the Bell Centre on Saturday, simply wants to avoid Dawsons fate.

Ward definitely wants to delay this to avoid facing me, said the champ. It took him 10 rounds to defeat Chad Dawson. It took me how many seconds? Ah yes, 76. Ward is crazy to say Im not ready.

As a result, Michel has proposed a home-and-home series where each fighter can defend his respective title on his own stomping grounds.

And so on that, were willing [to fight Ward], Michel said. Adonis can fight at 168 or 175, so what were willing to do is to go to Oakland in September at 168, but on the condition that theres a written rematch here [in Montreal] at 175, regardless of the result [in the first fight].

Ward (26-0, 14 KOs) has not fought since last September, when he protected his Oakland, Calif., hometurf by stopping Dawson in 10 rounds, successfully defending his 168-pound world title in the process.

Andre Ward took 10 rounds to dismantle a guy, who by his own admission was very, very weak, and drained in the fight, Michel said. Adonis took the best Chad Dawson, who said that he had the best training camp of life, and that he was back in his own weight division, and it took one punch for [Adonis] to take him out.

After injuring his right shoulder during his last training camp, Ward has since undergone surgery in January and returned to the gym to prepare for a targeted September foe, according to his promoter Dan Goossen.

They said they want to fight in September. We want to fight in September. If he wants a tune-up fight, just say so, Michel said. Dont say otherwise because Adonis is ready.'

Why did the lineal LHW champion Stevenson fresh off a spectacular one-punch first round KO of Chad Dawson have to win some more big fights before he got his shot against Ward but MW hype job Golovkin who by Ward's own admission was only the ''No. 2 or No. 3 MW" in the world and hadn't beaten anyone didn't?

Why were ''weak link'' and Brian Vera's son Chavez, MW Golovkin, shot Pavlik, E-Rod, Dimitri Sartison, MW Caleb Truax, Stanyslav Kastanova (who?) all worthy opponents but lineal LHW champion and big draw in Canada Stevenson wasn't? What track record did those guys have to deserve their shot? lol

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Silence is golden. Not even a ''Ohh.. good shot'' from Ward. lol

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''Andre Ward is here. I want to fight Andre Ward''

But according to Ward ''Stevenson (the lineal LHW champion) wasn't worthy'' lol
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Pimp C · Sep 22, 2015

box4life11 said: ↑

Ward needs to fight men his own size like kovalev.
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:rofl
Some people have no shame but yet you're perfectly fine with GGG fighting PBF.

Pimp C · Sep 22, 2015

alexthegreatmc said: ↑

What country are you from and what's your level of education?
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Farmboxer is a POS who hates all black fighters he's moved on from PBF to Ward now.:yep

Cisco Route · Sep 22, 2015

The reason why Ward wants Bumlovkin so bad is because he knows it's an EASY fight. Team Triple Duck is smart to avoid Ward...

damian38 · Sep 22, 2015

Cisco Route said: ↑

The reason why Ward wants Bumlovkin so bad is because he knows it's an EASY fight. Team Triple Duck is smart to avoid Ward...
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when Golovkin wants smaller guys (Cotto, Canelo) it's criminal, when Ward wants a smaller guy (Golovkin) it's perfectly fine

Azzer85 · Sep 22, 2015

Good god. You need to get out more.

BruceLee · Sep 22, 2015

damian38 said: ↑

when Golovkin wants smaller guys (Cotto, Canelo) it's criminal, when Ward wants a smaller guy (Golovkin) it's perfectly fine
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You should get eyeglasses ASAP. Canelo is bigger than Golovkin.

iceman71 · Sep 22, 2015

BruceLee said: ↑

You should get eyeglasses ASAP. Canelo is bigger than Golovkin.
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of course
everyone knows that junior middleweights are bigger than regular middleweights

damian38 · Sep 22, 2015

BruceLee said: ↑

You should get eyeglasses ASAP. Canelo is bigger than Golovkin.
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Canelo fights at his own weight class of 155 and Golovkin at 160, but Canelo is bigger than Golovkin

Ol' Bub · Sep 22, 2015

Serge said: ↑

And old post.
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Andre Ward is the biggest piece of sh*t in boxing

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